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22 May 2017 4 minute read

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Trump's deals with Saudi Arabia will fuel the war in Yemen

The arms deals should not be viewed in isolation, they will make an unstable region even more dangerous, Andrew Smith...

18 May 2017 4 minute read

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UK General Election: What are the foreign policy implications?

Voters are caught between choice and media disinformation, writes Mark Curtis.

17 May 2017 4 minute read

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UK General Election: ‘Big Organizing’ crosses the pond

Theresa May’s snap election announcement left many progressive organizations scrambling to start campaigning for changes to...

15 May 2017 3 minute read

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Let's make this election campaign hate-free – for once

Fizza Qureshi and Helen Drewery write an open letter to candidates and commentators to...

4 May 2017 3 minute read

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Why do 3 million children go hungry over school holidays in the world's fifth richest country?

More and more households use food banks and struggle to make ends meet without free school meals, writes Paul Donovan...

26 Apr 2017 5 minute read

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Punk-anthem ‘God Save the Queen’ turns 40

The Sex Pistols' song helped reconnect rock music with culture, participation and rebellion around the world, writes ...

19 Apr 2017 2 minute read

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UK General Election: Why can’t I vote?

Peter Kenworthy, British Citizen based in Denmark, tried to register to vote for the next UK general...

13 Apr 2017 27 minute read

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Inside Unilever's sustainability myth

Company slogans and mantras claim it is getting closer to pair profit with sustainability, but facts and figures tell a very...

1 Apr 2017 14 minute read

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The will of the people

Hardliners are thriving on popular disenchantment with politics. Dinyar Godrej on the challenge they pose.

29 Mar 2017 4 minute read

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Why did Plane Stupid chain themselves to the runway at Stansted Airport?

Last night’s action stopped a mass deportation charter flight from flying to Nigeria and Ghana. Members of Plane...

27 Mar 2017 8 minute read

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Brexit stage right

The triggering of Article 50 this week is likely to be one of the most dramatic constitutional changes to the UK for a...

20 Mar 2017 6 minute read

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What’s holding back Britain’s adoptions of foreign children?

In a country of over 65 million people, only 58 foreign children have been adopted in 2015. Henry Wilkins...

14 Mar 2017 7 minute read

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Exclusive: Inside Diego Garcia, America’s highly secretive military base

A two year investigation reveals the US military’s poor treatment of contract workers on the controversial island. ...

9 Mar 2017 2 minute read

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Oxford University to throw 21 homeless people on to the streets

One of the richest universities in the world, Oxford University, is using a quick, brutal legal tool to evict homeless people...

2 Mar 2017 5 minute read

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Is PM Theresa May really as economically illiterate as her immigration based stance on Brexit suggests?

The Prime Minister's pronouncements just don’t add up, argues Paul Donovan.

1 Mar 2017 8 minute read

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A pretence of progress

Jeremy Seabrook considers the past, present and future implications of a growing inequality.

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